All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits and Paid Days Off from Day One
• Paid Parental Leave
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense) For eligible positions
• Nursing Clinical Ladder Program For eligible positions
• Whole Person Well-being and Mental Health Resources

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule/Shift: Full-Time/Days

Location Address: 601 EAST ROLLINS STREET, Orlando, 32803

The role you'll contribute:

Responsible for evaluating patients for discharge planning needs and in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary team, provides patient care coordination, monitors medical necessity, provides care progression, provides patient and family advocacy, completes post-acute care planning, and implements discharge plans for patients in the acute care setting. This includes assisting patients with social programs and community assistance to address social drivers of health. This role ensures compliance with CMS CoPs for Discharge Planning, federal, and state regulatory requirements. This role is responsible to progress care to achieve length of stay goals, while reducing avoidable readmissions and improving consumer experience. Receives referrals from the interdisciplinary team and provides patient family advocacy, discharge planning coordination, and intervention for identified high risk patients and or other patient case referrals, as necessary.

The role you'll contribute:

Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds to review changes in patient status, progression and level of care, and discharge plans for all assigned patients to identify resources necessary at discharge and ensure a timely transition, escalating care delays to leadership as appropriate.

Communicates with and educates patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs while advocating for patient and family empowerment in making health care decisions and accessing needed services.

Assesses readmitted patients for the patients and familys perceived reasons for the readmission.

Organizes and facilitates patient and family care conferences with the multidisciplinary team.

Documents discharge planning evaluation, ongoing assessment, discharge plans, MDRs, barriers to progression of care, avoidable days, and patient and family needs according to standard work.

Communicates with Payors patients needs for authorization for post-acute care as needed.

Assesses patients and families wholistically for discharge planning needs in the inpatient, observation and/or emergency departments, including prior functioning, support systems, financial, and psychosocial in a timely fashion to avoid delays in discharge planning.

Reviews the medical record, including medications, history and physical, labs, and progress notes and incorporates the clinical, social, and financial factors into the transition of care plan.

Develops discharge plans with appropriate contingency plans throughout the hospital stay to ensure timely care coordination and progression of care, making arrangements for post-acute care services and facilities as well as community care for social needs.

Leverages technology and follows standard work and best practices to communicate with post-acute care services and facilities to ensure patient care information is communicated for continuity of care, medical records are complete, and discharge reconciliation is accurate.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Associate's of Nursing [Required]

Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]

Work Experience:

Prior Care Management/Utilization Management experience [Preferred]

Licenses and Certifications:

Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]

Certified Case Manager (CCM) [Preferred]

Accredited Case Manager (ACM) [Preferred]

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of clinical and social factors that affect the patient's functional status at discharge [Required]

Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning [Required]

Conflict management and resolution skills [Required]

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Case Management

Organization: AdventHealth Orlando

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25045122

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.